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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1966

94 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 4 of 5

Move to avoid show clashes

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 17 June 1966 · page 4

The Shoallaven Agricultural Association has advised Queanbeyan Association that a request for it to hold…

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Show Jottings

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 June 1966 · page 3

Nominations for the 1966-67 committee of the Queanbeyan P. A. and H. Association close with the…

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$600 for cow and calf at Dubbo Show

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 June 1966 · page 5

A cow with calf at foot from the Sutton stud, Thubergal, realised $600 — top price for the female section…

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Show Society Committee One Short

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 July 1966 · page 2

Queanbeyan P. A. and H. . Association has received 49 nominations for the 1966-67 committee, one short of the…

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Show Jottings

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 12 July 1966 · page 3

A ground plan for the construction of new toilets at the rear of the grandstand on the showground,…

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Former Miss Australia is Fair hostess

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 26 July 1966 · page 6

Miss Rosemary Fenton will be hostess-supervisor for the Australian pavilion at the 1967 Montreal World…

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Three Teams in Schoolboy Carnival

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 29 July 1966 · page 4

Three teams from Queanbeyan schools will take part in the Canberra National Football League school…

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New members on Show Committee

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 29 July 1966 · page 5

Eight new members have been elected to the committee tee of the Queanbeyan P.A. and H. Association for the…

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President reviews successful year Queanbeyan show largest in group

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 29 July 1966 · page 3

The annual Queanbeyan Show is now the largest and most important exhibition in the Southern Highlands Show Societies’ Council area, the president of the P.A. and H. Association, Mr. P. H. Hardy, said on Tuesday night…

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Sub-primary success in carnival

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 August 1966 · page 5

Queanbeyan Primary School won the Sub Primary section of the Canberra Schoolboy Aussie Rules…

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Mr. P. H. Hardy again Show president

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 August 1966 · page 1

Mr. P. H. Hardy was re-elected president of the Queanbeyan P. A. and H. Association for his 14th term at the first meeting of the 1966-67 committee an Tuesday night…

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Rugby League primary win at Cooma carnival

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 August 1966 · page 8

Queanbeyan primary School 5 stone team repeated its success of the previous week at Yass when it…

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CAPTAiNS Flat News Hovell House wins Athletic Carnival

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 August 1966 · page 6

After a very exciting day’s athletics, Hovell House defeated Hume House in the Captain’s Flat School inter-house carnival by the narrow margin of five points. Hume had had a lead of 10…

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Bungendore Show Expands Poultry section to be added

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 August 1966 · page 1

Following its policy of expanding year by year, Bungendore P. A. and H. Society will add a poultry section to its 1967 annual show, to be held on Monday, January 30…

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Show Jottings

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 August 1966 · page 2

A working bee is to bear ranged to install the new Water reticulation to the grandstand and pavilions at…

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Camellia Show for Capital

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 August 1966 · page 6

The most unique collection of Camellia blooms ever assembled at one point in Australia will be on show in…

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New show tonight

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 26 August 1966 · page 5

POP STARS Bobby and Laurie who are hosts for the big new national pop show “Dig We Must,” which has its premiere showing on ABC-TV tonight at 6.25 p.m…

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Devlin Exhibition at Royal Canberra

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 16 September 1966 · page 8

Bruce Devlin, recent winner of the Carling world golf championship at Royal Birkdale, England, will play an 18-hole exhibition match in Canberra on October 24…

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Queanbeyan’s 1967 show Friday night to feature “Miss Showgirl”

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 September 1966 · page 1

A feature of the Friday night session at the 1967 Queanbeyan show will be the parade of the entrants in the Miss Showgirl contest and the announcement of the winner,…

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Show schedule amendments

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 14 October 1966 · page 1

Extensive amendments have been made to the schedule for the 1967 Queanbeyan Show, to be held on…

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